I've recently been looking at getting overhead storage racks for my garage which has several standard pendant sprinklers. The racks I am looking at are 4' x 8' and have rigid brackets, vertical posts,...

Any idea how I can fill a standard, airtight plastic storage box (45 litres) with Argon? The naive solution would probably to "pour" Argon into the box since it is heavier than air, but there must be ...

Whenever I get a roll of packing tape, I hook the tape under the little teeth underneath the blade (pictured).
Yet somehow, after I rip off a couple pieces of tape, the excess escapes from the teeth ...

I am putting up a 10 w by 8 deep vinyl shed. My intent is to build the base out of concrete block. I am want to put a solid base of block. I am then going to put 1/2 in thick pressure treated sheets ...

I just got a shipping container for use as storage/workshop and need to figure out how to attach things to the container walls and ceiling, without causing it to leak.
I'd like to hang a garden tool ...

I have two of these wall panels in a walk in closet:
Behind them is crawl space over a garage ceiling:
I’d like to remove the panels and replace with flat drywall, effectively closing this space off ...

I have a (I believe it's called) "W" frame loft:
(sorry about the quality of the pictures - maybe I should ask in the photography Stack Exchange how to take such pictures)
There are no floorboards, ...

Garage is 22'x 22', I removed the 2x4 rafter ties that were spliced and on 4' spacing , replacing them with a 22' 2x6 every 2'adding a knee wall on each side creating a 10'W x 20'L x 5'H at the peak. ...

My water well was damaged and multiple parts were stolen. We are currently on portable tanks that are hooked up to our house. We have no way to fill the water tanks and can't afford to fix the well. I ...

I'm planning to create a storage rack for tires in my garage, similar to this one:
Only that my garage has high ceilings, and I want to hang it way higher. It's not safe to climb up the ladder with ...

I want to run 4 horizontal 2x4s and add a plywood sheet to use as storage in my attic. The studs would run through the middle of the frame. The problem is that there are 1x4 braces where I want to put ...

I've moved into a flat which has a washroom (shower, washing machine and sink) which is relatively huge in comparison to the rest of the flat; How might I be able to store items in this room without ...

I currently store my paint cans, mostly latex but a few oil-based stains, in my furnace room.
I'm not certain if latex paints are dangerous to keep near flame sources, but I'm fairly certain that oil-...

My parents brought a large (6*40)metal storage container many years ago. They live in warm weather ( San Diego) but it does rain on occasion on the container leaked. My dad and brother tried numerous ...

I have a bunch of waterproof toolkit boxes that I usually keep in the shed, which are IP67 rated. I'm horribly unorganised and frequently switch tools between them, so I can never quickly work out if ...

I have a small kitchen and the uppermost cabinet shelves are inaccessible without a stool. Ready-made pull-down shelves are simply too expensive, so I'd like to build my own.
What kinds of hardware ...

I recently bought a house that has above the garage-door storage.
This is hanging from the roof, which means that if you look at the house from the street you can see very faint waviness because the ...

I have two toolboxes that look like the picture below, with handles which lie down but still make a "bump" about a 1/2" high in the middle of the top so I can't make a stable stack when not in use. I'...

My pantry doesn't have air conditioning, and recently I noticed (using a cheap wall-mounted liquid thermostat) that the pantry itself got up to 85°f degrees (it was >100°f outdoors). I don't know what ...

I want to build a bench like this that can open on top to storage stuffs inside
Source: http://myoutdoorplans.com/bench/storage-bench-plans/
I will use composite decking boards (extra got left over) ...

We are building a new garage with apt above and storage room at the back in Houston TX. It's replacing a small garage with back storage room which was very poorly constructed and had major moisture ...

I was at a model home the other day and checked out its structured media enclosure. Inside, it had a "Standard 4 x 10 Voice Distribution Module" and what appeared to be a "1 x 6 3GHz Video Splitter ...

Joint compound comes in larger containers than I need. I have had this problem for years where storing opened but unused joint compound leads to mold growth, usually starting within a week or two. I'd ...

My house that I am moving in was built in 1950s. It has garage which 12 by 20 feet but I measure the length and the exact measurements are 11.4 inches (internal width) and 20.4 inches (internal length)...

One of the walls in my laundry closet is open into the adjacent closet between the ceiling and the raw edge of the top of the drywall (about a foot gap). Is it safe to use over-the-door hooks to hang ...

I have a brand new fridge that I am currently storing in my garage as we are going to sell our house/move. Is there any danger for the fridge to be stored in an environment where temperature can go ...

I am renovating my house. I've come to the drywall stage. I would require around 40 sheets of sheetrock to be hung.
Each sheet is 58.8 lb and I'll be buying them together. I'm planning to store them ...

Simple question, I'm hanging some pegboard in my garage tonight after work, and am not sure if I can get away with just screwing the edges into 2x4 (I'm using thicker boards to accommodate a recessed ...

So I have a bunch of partially used latex paint in 1 gallon and 5 gallon buckets. How could one store and keep the paint viable for years to come? Could I just vigorously shake the buckets once a year ...

So, I'm hanging my tools in my garage, the wall is unfinished so I have direct access to studs. I'm using red utility hooks very much like the one pictured below to hang shovels, rakes, a few electric ...

Previously I had access to commercial style storage racks purpose built for lumber.
Now I live in a smaller home. Is there an optimum arrangement to storing lumber in a garage or basement that will ...

I would like to use the attic space above my 2-car garage for storage of items around the house and garage, and if possible, utilize some of the space as a small work area. The previous owners left ...

I have a series of cables and an internet router on the floor of my apartment, like this:
I would like to attach a box to the wall that will hide all of this, and tuck the wireless router inside it. ...